Natural light pours into the dining room adjacent to the kitchen. Baltic pine provides center stage - dining table, console table and buffet table. An antique Chinese 'wedding chest' sits under a 3D ship model graces the wall closest to the kitchen. A brass light by Pottery Barn is atop of the wedding chest. The food savvy owners commissioned famed British photographer Johnny Stiletto to capture a collection of 16 culinary delights in this photographic collection.

Homeowners Debby and Gary turned their attention to their timeworn kitchen when Debby completed her 40 year in-home daycare career. After four decades of kiddos in the kitchen, Debby wanted to give herself the retirement gift of a culinary remodel. Debby loves to cook. She already had a good work flow in this 1930s cottage kitchen, so the floor plan would stay basically the same. What Debby really needed was an aesthetic refreshment of the space: a cozy, family-oriented creative space where she could emphasize color, and have more fun cooking in a livelier environment. While she was at it, she could update with all the modern amenities, yet still retain the vintage charm.

The best of East meets West, this design demonstrates the successful combination of minimalist principles seen in traditional Japanese design with the contemporary Australian lifestyle of a typical modern Australian family. The result is simple clean lines paired with warm earthy tones; rich wood finishes married to organic elements and cabinetry artfully arranged to create a balanced, harmonious and functional kitchen highly sought after by the client.